Ben Salter Announces New 'European Vacation' EP & National Tour Dates

5 June 2013

Homegrown singer/songwriter Ben Salter (The Gin Club, Giants Of Science, The Wilson Pickers) returns to the local music scene with a freshly inked deal with ABC Music. The new ‘European Vacation’ EP is set to be released on July 12, 2013. Salter will embark on a slew of national tour dates, kicking off in Toowoomba and continuing across six States and Territories through July.

The ‘European Vacation’ EP was born from a project that saw Salter traverse Europe for five months, collaborating with as many songwriters and artists as possible.

As sonically and thematically varied as its inception suggests; the ‘European Vacation’ EP flits between genres as steadily as Salter moved from country to country on his travels.

So the theme of the EP is the journey itself – roaming unexplored territory looking for inspiration and finding it in some unexpected places. With tracks embellished and polished at Nowhere Audio, a small studio in Brisbane’s West End, Salter cements himself as one of the country’s most gifted singer/songwriters.

“I firmly believe Ben Salter to be one of the world’s great singers, and if I weren’t so goddamn competitive, one of its great songwriters.” – Tim Rogers

Tracklisting: The European Vacation EP

1. The Prophetess

2. Tremulous (Feat. Christa Vi)

3. Semi-Pro Gamer

4. All The Things

5. Dark Forces

6. Not Today

7. Lecce

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Ben Salter is no stranger to the road, having toured with Paul Dempsey and Something For Kate in 2012, along with support slots for Cat Power, Gareth Liddiard (The Drones), Dave Graney and Felix Riebl (The Cat Empire) among others. Don’t miss Ben this July, when he takes his European Vacation tour across the country.